Where does “kadaver” come from?
kadaver (Indonesian) comes from Dutch kadaver, from French cadavre, from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
kadaver (Indonesian): corpse
Ancestry of “kadaver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kadaver | animal corpse; corpse, cadaver |
| 2 | French | cadavre | corpse, cadaver; empty bottle, empty |
| 3 | Latin | cadāver | — |
| 4 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |